May 12, 2017 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionHospitals
Psychiatric hospitals that use TJC accreditation for CMS deemed status were the first organizations to experience the SAFER (Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk) methodology starting in June 2016. TJC recently published six months of compliance data for these...
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Mar 13, 2017 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Here’s some news and updates to keep you informed on what’s going on in the BHC Accreditation Program: New Executive Director Julia Finken, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CSSBB is the new Executive Director of Behavioral Health Care and Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation for TJC....
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Feb 13, 2017 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Be aware there are some revisions coming to the Care, Treatment, and Services chapter of the Behavioral Health Care Manual effective July 1, 2017. One is a fairly substantive addition to treatment planning requirements and the other is a wording clarification...
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Feb 10, 2017 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations, Hospitals
From time to time, we update our readers on standards compliance requirements related to commonly challenging issues we see coming up on surveys. So, take a look at the following and make sure these don’t become survey pitfalls for you: Vaccine Storage TJC agrees with...
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Nov 11, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
There are some significant changes to survey reports, scoring of standards, and the post-survey response process that go into effect in January 2017 for behavioral health organizations. These changes have been in effect for psychiatric hospitals since June 2016 and...
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